obedience

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noun

Plural noun:

obediencesoboedience

1.
(countable, uncountable)The quality of being obedient.
Obedience is essential in any army.
February 24, 1823, Thomas Jefferson, letter to Mr. Edward Everett Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God.
2.
(countable, uncountable)The collective body of persons subject to any particular authority.
3.
(countable, uncountable)A written instruction from the superior of an order to those under him.
4.
(countable, uncountable)Any official position under an abbot's jurisdiction.

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Đồng nghĩa

submissionhearsomenesssubmission, hearsomeness nonce word

Trái nghĩa

disobedience defiance rebellion violation control dominancedisobedience, defiance, rebellion (ignoring)violation (ignoring, especially rules)control, dominance (ruling)

Cùng gốc / liên quan

misobedience nonobedience overobedience superobedience unobedienceanticipatory obediencecanonical obedienceobedient obeisance obey

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English obedience, from obedience, from Old French obedience (modern French obédience), from Latin oboedientia. Displaced native hīersumnes (compare modern English hearsomeness). Cognate with obeisance.